A woman who married into this dynasty was later exiled abroad and rumored to be having an affair with her courier, Bartolomeo
A woman who married into this dynasty was later exiled abroad and rumored to be having an affair with her courier, Bartolomeo Pergami. One member of this dynasty secretly married Maria Fitzherbert and would later try to divorce his actual wife, Caroline, using the Pains and Penalties Bill. Another monarch from this house faced invasions named for years like the Forty Five and the Fifteen. A monarch from this family mingled with critics of his father like Charles Townshend in (*) Leicester House before taking the throne and personally commanding troops at the Battle of Dettingen. Thanks to the Act of Settlement, the heirs of Sophia from this family were granted the right to succession over Roman Catholics in the Stuart family. For 10 points, name this house of British monarchs including George I.
A woman who married into this dynasty was later exiled abroad and rumored to be having an affair with her courier, Bartolomeo Pergami.
House of {Hanover} [or {Hanover} Dynasty; or {Hanover} family; or the {Hanoverians}; or House of {Brunswick} and {Lüneburg}, {Hanover line}; prompt on {House} of {Welf}]